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I wrote this back on July 19th with the rest of my NYC blog posts, but forgot to post it. So here’s a throw back to the beautiful nights of summer…
Last week I had the joy of getting to play tourist in NYC for a few days, and one of the things that I did while there was see Wicked on Broadway! When I was there back in 2012 I had walked into the lobby of the Gershwin Theater with my mom just to get as close to it as I could at the time, so I was overwhelmingly excited to get to see one of the greatest musicals in one of the best theaters in the country.
inside the theater
The musical is tied deeply to my life. The song “For Good”, which is at the end of the musical, was performed at a funeral for one of my friends who died back in 2006. That was my introduction to the musical. I listened to that song over and over through two other deaths of friends that year (yeah- it was a pretty rough 12 months for me) before I started to listen to the rest of the soundtrack. When I saw it in college, I went to see Wicked for a psych class, and we had to write a paper on the human condition based off of something from the musical. Because of that assignment, there are aspects of the musical that I use in counseling sessions fairly often. This musical is wound through my life and my career.
All of Wednesday leading up to the show I was SO very excited. I’d had the opportunity to see Wicked twice in college, but I hadn’t seen it since then. I unfortunately ruined the soundtrack for many close friends in college because I listened to it constantly- my poor roommate heard it as I listened to it over and over while doing homework, and however I was driving around listened to it as well. I was obsessed. So, getting to see it again was a dream come true!
We walked to the theater from our hotel, as we only stayed about a mile away. The Gershwin is pretty much just across the street from the Stardust Diner, which I went to last time I was in the city. As soon as we walked in I became a crazy person taking pictures of everything I could find. It was probably a little embarrassing, but my excitement was so high that I didn’t care.
I actually teared up as soon as the curtains opened for the first act, and the act ended with me getting full goosebumps and chills. The person who plays Elphaba right now in NYC has an absolutely stunning voice, and it was a true joy to hear her sing.
By the time we got to the song “For Good” at the end, I was crying- the song always makes me cry. It’s a beautiful way for the musical to end. Tickets to Broadway certainly aren’t cheap, but they’re well worth it to experience the beauty and magic that comes from a show like Wicked.
There are moments in life when I wish that time would stand still so I could breathe it in as deeply as possible. This was one of them.
So fun, I saw it here in CHS a few years ago.
That’s awesome! It’s nice they have a cast that travels around so that more people can see it! That’s how I saw it the first time!